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SPECIFICATION forming. part of Letters Patent No. dated 001301361 1900-Application filed August 25, 1898. Serial No- 689,475. tNo model.)

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Be it known that I, THOMAS Caoss ED- WARDS, a citizen of the UnitedStates, and a article may be more cheaply constructed and will be moredurable, convenient, and effective in use.

My invention will be fully understood upon reference to the accompanyingdrawings, in which- Figure 1 is a perspective view of a sad-ironembodying the features of my present invention. Fig. 2 is a centrallongitudinal section of the same. Fig. 3 is a vertical transversesection of the same. Fig. 4 is a plan top view of one of the sections ofthe iron. Fig. 5 is an end view opposite to that shown in Fig. 1.

1 represents the body of the iron, which is made of two correspondingbody-sections l and l. The body-sections 1 and 1 are formed with anexterior series of lugs or projections 2, the ends of which abut tospace the faces of the iron apart and leave between them diamond shapedinlets 3 for air required to support combustion within theiron; also, aninner series of projections 4, located at the rear of the said inlets,which receive impingement of the burning gases within the iron and whichlikewise abut at their ends, as shown in Fig. 3, for the purpose ofassisting in conducting heat from one section to the other; also, acentral series of lugs 5 5, which terminate short of the dividing-planeof the sections to leave a space for the burner which heats the iron.The lugs5 are located longitudinally of the section, while the lugs 5are located transversely thereof. It will be seen that the lugs orprojections 4, 5, and 5 are elongated, being preferably somewhatelliptical in cross-section, and they are symmetrically arranged withinthe iron, and one series is staggered with reference to another for thepurpose of intercepting the air-passages 3 and for dividing up theinterior of the iron into a structure having constantly-deflectingpassages, through which the air must pass in support of the combustionof the gases employed for heating the iron. It will further be notedthat some of the central series of projections 5 have their longestdimension transverse to the iron, while others, 5, are longitudinallyarranged. The client of this arrangement of projections is such as tothoroughly mingle the air with the gas and assure anapproxiinately-perfect combustion without necessitating the use of aBunsen or other form of air-mixing burner. The sections of the iron thusformed are held together in front by means of the overlapping ears 6,through which passes asorew 7, and at rear by means of the semicircularbosses 8, upon which is fitted a trunnion-ring 9 of the handle.

The handle 10 is of peculiar construction and terminates at itsrespective ends in a boss 11, having a bearing for the screw 7 and thecombined trunnion and securing ring 9,which fits upon the semicircularbosses 8 of the iron. The intermediate portion of the handle comprises acurved integral metallic core 12,which is joined to the ends byoi't'sets 13 14, providing shoulders 15 16. A curved (preferablysemicircular) wooden grip 17 is slotted from its inner side andstraddles and fits over the metallic core 12 and has downwardly-projecting ends terminating just above the shoulders 15 16.Screws 18, inserted into the grip 17 and through the core 12, hold theparts se curely in position and brace the curved structure of the grip,thus preventing the liability to break and permitting the use of aturned grip and avoiding the expense of a bent-wood grip. A handle ofthis construction is cheap, rigid, and durable and at the same timepreserves all the advantages of a wooden handle without thedisadvantages thereof. The slot in the under side of the grip permitsradiation from the core 12 and assists in keeping the wooden grip cool.In addition to serving as seats for the ends of the wooden grip theshoulders 15 16 likewise support the shield 19, which may be of anysuitable material-such, for instance, as indurated fiber or equivalentinsulating material.

The iron being readily revoluble in the handle as a result of theconstruction above described is brought under control and fixed in itstwo positions by which its ironing-surfaces are respectively presenteddownward by means of a spring-pressed plunger 20, located in a housingformed eccentrically in the boss 11, the plunger being forced into oneor another of the sockets 21 of the iron by means of a spring 22, whichbears at one end against a shoulder in the socket 23, formed in theboss'll, and at its other end against a shoulder or collar 24, formed onthe pin.v The pin thus arranged is controlled by a lever 25, fulcrumedupon a lateral projection 26 of the handle end and having a slottedconnection 27 with the head of the pin 20. The upper end of lever isprovided with an opening 28, that it may be kept cool by the passage ofair through it.

The iron may be heated either by means of t tered within the iron bymeans of the spider 33, which fits the semicircular bosses 8 and spacesthe burner-tube away from the boss in such a manner as to give freeadmittance for air around the burner. The upper end of the burner issecured by a laterally-extending bracket 34, projecting from the offset13 of the handle and provided, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2, with a lateralsocket 35, in which the tube is retained by means of a spring-clip 36,housed in a slot in the wall of the socket.

' The spring-clip 36 is such that the tube, while the symmetrical andstaggered arrangement of the lugs within the iron effects athoroughmixing of the gases and air, which results in an approximately-perfectcombustion within the inner spaces of the iron, and the heating effectis greatly improved. A further effect of the arrangement of the abuttinglugs upon which the flame impinges is to conduct heat downwardly to thesection which is in position for use, and thereby maintain the latter ata sufficient temperature for effective work for a longer period.

Having thus described my invention, the following is what I claim as newtherein and desire to secure by Letters Patent:

1. An iron including two sections each having a smoothing-face, a handlehavinga hanger at one end provided with a ring, a journal in two partsrigid with the respective sections of the iron to receive said ring forturning movement, a hanger at the other end of the handle provided witha hub, and a pivotscrew extending through the hub and uniting the twosections of the iron.

2. An iron including two sections each having a sm oothing-face,a handlehaving a hanger at one end provided with a ring, a journal in two partsrigid with the respective sections of the iron to receive said ring forturning movement, a hanger at the other end of the handle provided witha hub, a pivot-screw extending through the hub and uniting the twosections of the iron, a look upon said hub, and means upon the hangerthat carries said look to actuate the latter.

3. In a self-heating sad-iron, the combination of a suitable burner anda body portion provided with an outer series of lugs arranged withair-spaces between them, an inner series bracket for holding the burnerin place; substantially as herein described.

THOMAS GROSS EDWARDS.

Witnesses:

J. L. HARRISON, GEO. W. FRANK.

